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UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle Fight Card
The UFC continues a busy August next Sunday, August 14th in Milwaukee, with UFC on Versus 5 which will air live on Versus at 9PM ET. The main event features Dan Hardy taking on Chris Lytle, while in the co-main event, a very important lightweight fight will be contested between Ben Henderson and...
UFC Broadcast Partner Versus Re-Branding To NBC Sports
As the UFC continues to search for a solid long-term TV deal while dealing with an increasingly antagonistic relationship with Spike, it is Versus, the UFC's other home, that is undergoing a big change. The sports network, owned by NBC, is going to officially re-brand into NBC Sports. From AOL...
Versus to be renamed NBC Sports Network on Jan. 2, 2012
Human Peacock-fighting. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will need to find a new name for its "Live" series as the "Versus Network" will officially be renamed the "NBC Sports Network" on Jan. 2, 2012. The Sporting News explains why: "Our goal is for anyone who sees the name or logo of one...
The UFC Brand and Georges St. Pierre vs Anderson Silva
The UFC has never denied that they have modeled their business on the WWE. They use regular cable television programming to drive pay-per-view sales which is the major revenue source. And most importantly, they position company exec Dana White (Vince McMahon) as the front man for the organization...
Can Strikeforce Compete with the UFC's Media Machine?
In any professional sport, public relations, marketing, and the use of mass media all have significant roles in helping an organization create new fans, keep loyal fans, and inform the consumers of their product to the happenings around their niche in the sports world. The NFL not only has their...
UFC 125 Preliminaries Get 829,000 Viewers, Lowest Ever
When the UFC announced only days before UFC 125 that it would be airing three preliminary fights on ION TV it was a suprising announcement. The UFC and Spike TV have been joined at the hip since 2005 when The Ultimate Fighter made the UFC a commercially viable entity in the U.S. Three fights were...
Brendan Schaub vs. Stefan Struve Targeted for UFC on Versus 3
Although earlier reports suggested that Brendan Schaub and Frank Mir had agreed to face off in a heavyweight bout this March, it's now looking like the UFC has other plans for Mir, as they've replaced him with Stefan Struve, according to Sportsnet's Joe Ferraro: It appears as though Brendan "The...
Alessio Sakara vs. Maiquel Falcao Planned for UFC on Versus 3
MMA Junkie reports: MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed that Sakara vs. Falcao is slated to take place at UFC on Versus 3. News of the booking was provided by Prime Fighters Management and DCA, which represent Falcao. As MMAjunkie.com first reported Wednesday, UFC on Versus 3...
Today on MMA Nation on 106.7 The Fan: Malki Kawa, UFC - WEC Merger and Strikeforce vs. Bellator Talk
Live streaming video by Ustream Remember, our new time slot from now on: Sundays 9 to 11pm EST. First things first: have you seen the new MMA Nation tab here on BloodyElbow.com? It's got everything you could possibly need to connect with the show including this important info: How to...
Dana White To Announce UFC Merger With the WEC
UFC President Dana White gives the exclusive news to Ariel Helwani: World Extreme Cagefighting is merging with its sister organization the Ultimate Fighting Championship.In the video interview below, Dana White exclusively confirmed that the merger will take place in January 2011. In addition,...
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